{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Alt Goes Mainstream: The Latest on Alternative Investments, WealthTech, & Private Markets","title":"Manulife's Anne Valentine Andrews - connecting real assets with real money and the world of infrastructure investing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3300,"description":"Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.\nToday’s episode features a guest who has consistently and astutely figured out the growth areas in private markets.\nWe are joined by Manulife’s new Global Head of Private Markets Anne Valentine Andrews. She’s responsible for the strategy, business development, and growth of Manulife Investment Management’s private markets business. Manulife has a platform that spans real estate, infrastructure, timber, agriculture, private equity, and credit.\nAnne has a comprehensive and informed purview of both private markets trends and of the different asset classes. She brings together the CIOs from each asset class in the Manulife business and works with the global product group to drive private markets product innovation across the institutional, retail, and retirement channels.\nAnne has a wealth of experience in private markets and in infrastructure in particular. She joined Manulife from BlackRock, where she was most recently Global Head of Infrastructure and Real Estate. Previously, she was Co-Head and Chief Operating Officer for the Morgan Stanley infrastructure platform and was a Director at Macquarie Bank.\nAnne and I had a fascinating conversation about the evolution of private markets and how to build out a private markets investment platform and its brand. We discussed:\nHow to approach building a private markets investment platform at an industry behemoth.\nWhy culture matters at an investment firm.\nThe continued consolidation of alternative asset managers.\nWhat it means to connect real assets with real money.\nHow to build a brand and educate investors.\nHow to bring private markets investment opportunities into retirement accounts.\nThe opportunity in infrastructure investing.\nThanks Anne for coming on the show to share your experience and wisdom on private markets. We hope you enjoy.\nA word from AGM podcast sponsor, Ultimus Fund Solutions\nThis episode of Alt Goes Mainstream is brought to you by Ultimus Fund Solutions,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/AFAZ1vkAT92lFJtqt-r0HeFQ55KTdcbJHmgKXaMlAtY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE5MDA4LzE2MTQ1/Mzk1MDUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}